Optimization, Prediction, and Decision Making

Borehole Seismic Acquisition Optimization

Regardless of the objective of your survey—whether for calibration or imaging reservoir features of interest—our geophysicists collaborate closely with your asset team before, during, and after the survey.

Prejob planning and survey design are critical to ensure the optimization of source and receiver geometries under your specific well and survey conditions. Without presurvey modeling, any assumptions made regarding proper survey design and associated costs could be inappropriate and potentially inaccurate.

Look-ahead seismic

Look-ahead borehole seismic or seismic-while-drilling techniques can more accurately predict both hazards and target depths. As a result, you can optimize borehole trajectories and casing depths to achieve safer, more cost-effective operations.

Overpressure

Along with sonic and density log information, borehole seismic data can also predict overpressure zones ahead of the bit, enabling you to optimize mud weights and casing points for safer drilling.

In-time decision making

Specialists in our OSC operations support center facilities can apply real-time time-depth and velocity measurements to predict subsurface geology and drilling hazards without disrupting your drilling operations. Having up-to-date information enables faster, more effective decisions in response to unexpected events.